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weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/31/2011 10:41 am Goldrush58: The key to a good looking restoration is to clean the nickel before you try to bring back the date or any of the other features. I know the word "clean" is actually a DIRTY word in the world of coin collecting, but think about it...you're about to throw the nickel in a chemical that's going to DISSOLVE part of it away. Under THAT scenario, why would you be reluctant to clean it first? If it's not cleaned first, it probably won't matter if you use vinegar or Nic-a-date or anything else. If you throw a grimy nickel into one of those chemicals it will probably look pretty bad when you take it out. Report this Post to the Staff
murty Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 01/31/2011 11:09 am weerdsteev, Got one just like it!! Restored it many years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/31/2011 8:58 pm Thanks weerdsteev I have about 30 dateless nickels soaking. I check them once a week. I will try the cleaning first. I guess I was curious if you soak yours as a single coin .. maybe 3 or 4 per container .. or if it matters. Also when you see a full date, how much better will it get by soaking it longer. Report this Post to the Staff
Dirty Finger Penny Sorter New Member United States 37 Posts	Posted 01/31/2011 11:32 pm I've gathering dateless nickels for awhile now too. I think I'll play too and see what I find. What a neat and interesting thread. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 08:26 am Goldrush: I clean up to 9 at a time (that's all I can fit into the apparatus I use for cleaning), but I only restore one at a time...and NOT in vinegar. I don't restore or treat anything that has a readable date...now THAT would be a sin! Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 11:00 am I did not mean to say that I start out with full date coins. But after they have been soaking, in vinegar, I start to see a full date .. on some of the coins. I have had none come out as bold as yours. I sure would like to know how you do it. I am looking to fill some of the empty holes in my dansco. So far I am only getting the more common early dates. 1915, 1916 1917 and 1918 with and with out mint marks. I have somewhere between 500 and 1000 no date Buffs many with MM. I can get more, at what I think is a good price, 5 to 8 cents each. But if I can't get better results, not sure I want to continue. Report this Post to the Staff
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